Obituary of Nellie Lee Miller

Nellie Miller, 89, a longtime resident of Colorado Springs and formerly of the Walsenburg area passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Pike Peak Hospice. Nellie was born on November 22, 1925 in Huerfano County near Walsenburg. Nellie had four children and later married Billy L. Miller.She was a homemaker who had also worked as an LPN in various nursing homes. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her children, Connie (Richard) Elmergreen of Seymour, Wisconsin; Chris Lucero and Betty Valdez of Colorado Springs. She has eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.She is also survived by her sister, Geraldine (Harold) Sandoval of Walsenburg.She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Miller, two brothers and two sisters, and her daughter Mary Lucero, who died at age, 8.Visitation, 5:00PM-7:00PM, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Rosary will be recited at 7:00PM at The Springs Funeral Services, 3115 E. Platte Avenue.Mass of Christian Burial, 10:00AM, Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 2715 E. Pikes Peak Avenue, followed by burial at Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 S. Hancock Avenue.Funeral Home:The Springs Funeral Services3115 East Platte AvenueColorado Springs, , COUS 80909 Events Cemetery Thursday, January 8, 2015 12:00AM Evergreen Cemetery 1005 Hancock Expressway Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone: 719-578-6646 Visitation Wednesday, January 7, 2015 5:00PM - 7:00PM The Springs Funeral Services 3115 East Platte Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-207-8855 Visitation Wednesday, January 7, 2015 7:00PM The Springs Funeral Services 3115 East Platte Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-207-8855 Service Thursday, January 8, 2015 10:00AM Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 2715 East Pikes Peak Avenue Colorado Springs,, CO 80909 Phone: 719-633-7204